Volleyball Recap: El Paso Tigers vs. Burges Mustangs
El Paso came tearing into Friday's match with ten straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Burges Mustangs 3-0. The Tigers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Mustangs, too.
While El Paso won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-15, 25-22.
Angie Castro paced El Paso's offense, picking up 17 kills. Castro got some help from
Amanda Mendoza and her 34 assists.
Alexa Madrid controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
Burges' loss came despite strong showings from Natalia Cano and Emilly Banuelos. Cano had seven digs, three kills, and 20 assists, while Banuelos had 17 digs. Cano has been hot for a while, having posted 20 or more assists the last 14 times she's played.
El Paso is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 26-8 record this season. As for Burges, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-16 record this season.
El Paso has already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Canutillo on the 29th. As for Burges, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 defeat against Chapin on the 29th.
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